Lady&#39;s hat-fastener.



S. G. MAY.

LADYS HAT FASTENER.

APPLICATION ULEB Nov.1 s, 1912.

Patented NOV. 18, 1913.

SAMUEL C. MAE-Y, OIFy MODESTO, CALIFORNIA.

LAJJYS HAT-FASTENER.

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Speceation of Letters Patent.

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Application filed November 13', 1912. Serial No. 731,285.

same.

This invention relates to a new and.usefnl,

ladys hatfastener, the'objectl of. the invtenL tion being to provide adevice of this nature,

which is simple, durable, light, efficientL and practical inconstruction, and easily mounted in the hat crown, as well as beingsimple to operate. 'v

There are disclosed in the drawings certainlfeatures of construction,but in1prac tical fields vthese features may necessitate al.v terations,to which the patentes is entitled,

provided the alterations are comprehended within the scope of what isclaimedl.

The invention comprises further features and combination; of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

' In the dra-.vings-Figure 1 is a View of a ladys head, showing a hatinHsection, with the improved fastener applied. Fig.v Q is a crosssectionalaview of the hat. Fig. 3 1s an enlarged perspective view of thefastener .removedA Fig. i is a sectional view on line` 4 4 of Fig. 3.Fig. 5 1s a-seetional v1ew onv line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the dra-wings more especially 1 designates a stationaryjaw, which comprises the usual arched comb 2. This stationary jaw alsoincludes the arms 4, -which extend downwardly and rearwardly. The upperforward ends of the arm, are bent at angles as shown, and from one sideof eachl of said bent portions a flange 6 is provided,

which under-laps the comb. TheV other side,

or edge of each bent portion is provided with a series of fingers 5,which fingers are bent between the teeth of the comb, and lapped underthe rib l, thereby securely attaching said arms to the comb. .Said armsare provided with threaded apertures 6 'to receive the Shanks 7 of theornamental buttons 8. In the present case thsebuttons are dia'- niondshaped. and are designed to act as trimming for the hat. However, theirshape and; ornamentation may vary, in constructi'ng' the hat fastenerin' great numbers. The buttons' may be covered, iii desired, of. thesame niateriai from which. the hat is made. Nnts-9 are threaded upontlieShanks of' tlie buttons; in order to hold the arms and the stationarycomb jaw in place.. Pivoted. at' the rear ends of' saidxarms arel linksv 11; their upper ends terminating in bent' portions, which are providedwithv Ythe under turned flanges'lf and'fingers V These ianges and.fingersla-and 13 are designed to perform lthe same functions asI thoseIof the flanges land-lingers 6 and 5, namely, tounderlap the Arib4 14""of the comb 14. One of the objects of the invention, is that inmanufacturing this improved hat fastener the usual stock tortoise shellarchedor other makes of combs are tov be utilized, and to which combsthe arinsfi and links 11 are to be connected,vas in the manner shown inthe drawings. In this manner of constructing the device, the cost ofproduction is considerably lessened, owing to the fact that anespecially constructed comb is not necessary, as in other devices of'this nature. Furthermore, by means of the said flanges (t and' 13, andthe fingers 5 and 13, the arms and links 11 are firmly secured to saidcombs. The comb 141 and the links 1L constitute the movable jaw.

. Upon each side of 'the fastener a coil spring-15 is arranged. One endof each spring is connected to one of the links, while the other end isconnected at 1G to the forward upper ends of said arm.

ASecured in an aperture of the 'movable comb jaw is a link 16a, to whicha chain or the like 17 having a button 18 is connected. When the combjaw is closed, 'seras to cooperate with the other comb jaw, in order toclamp the wearers hair, the chain is drawn taut, and the button isheldclosely in contact with the hat. Said button 18 is designed to actas a trimming, rosette or the like for the hat, as are the buttons 8.When it is desired to detach or remove the hat, the wearer vshould takehold of the button and pull upon the chain vin order to o en thevrinovable jaw, after which by slight y moving the, hat forwardly andupwardly, the same may be4 removed. The arms and the links may beconstructed of any Suitable light material, such as aluminum or thelike.

From the foregoing it will be noted that rearwardly extending arms,their upper and forward ends terminating in plates extendingsubstantially laterally and toward one another engaging the body of thestationary comb jaw and having :lingers extending( l about andunderlying the body of the stationary'comb jaw,v said' fingers arrangedbetween the teeth of the stat-ionary comb jaw,

one edge of each plate of each arm having a flange underlying the bodyof the stationary comb' jaw, downwardly extending links having theirlower endspivoted to the rear lower ends of said arms, the upper ends ofsaid links terminating in plates extending' substantially laterally andtoward one another and engaging the body of the movable comb jaw,one'edgeof each plate of each link having a flange underlapping the bod)of the movable comb jaw, while the opposite edge of each plate of eachlink is provided with fingers extending between the teeth of the movablecomb jai? and underlying the body thereof, spring connections betweenthe links and said arms, anda device constituting means whereby themovable comb jaw may be opened.A

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL o. MAY.

Witnesses F. B. RICE, V. H. RICE.

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